§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many pre-school classes for under-fives 266W are run by local educational authorities in England and Wales; how many there are in Cornwall; and how these relate to the total number of children in the age group in the two areas.
§ Miss BaconThe following information relates to January, 1967:
Number of nursery classes in maintained nursery schools and primary schools England and Wales … … 2,993 Cornwall … … 3
Children aged 2–4 attending nursery classes as percentage of age group England and Wales … … 3.1 Cornwall … … 0.4 Children attending nursery schools part-time have each been counted as half a pupil. If one adds the number of children under five who attend primary schools full-time but are not in nursery classes, the proportion of the age group being educated in maintained schools is 8.8 per cent. in England and Wales and 5.6 per cent. in Cornwall.